The Start of Insanity!

Petunia, your post has made me laugh. Thank you. I'm not doing nearly enough of that nowadays.

I have difficulty knowing what day it is.

To sharpen my brain I memorise poetry, something I enjoy and used to find very easy. It’s an effort now. I’ve got The Oxen (Thomas Hardy) and Adlestrop (Edward Thomas, I think) pretty much faultless, but am struggling with a multi-verse A.E.Housman.

He did send me a textbook.
I still have it

BlueBelle, same here, I'm just drifting along - quite good enough under present circumstances (it's a lot like being cast adrift at sea).

I have the attention span of a gnat, can't read my book or watch a film. Comedy shows on Netflix seem appropriate right now!

I seem to be hibernating too. Since I got my weighted blanket, i can have an afternnon nap and sleep at night too - winner.

I am definitely a beginner with German, started learning when I was 17 as I had a German boyfriend but, when the romance fizzled out, so did my enthusiasm for the language.

Italian is definitely easier if you know Latin.

I thought I would refresh my German as well, but pretend I was a beginner, so that it wouldn't be so arduous. However, I was quickly found out, as my pride got the better of me and I couldn't bear to get the questions wrong!

hetty it’s nothing really to do with worrying about things
I don’t worry about it at all I just have a completely lost all sense of motivation and sense of purpose there’s a big difference

I suggested Italian, Marydoll as I did learn Latin and thought I may have the edge ? although DD2 speaks fluent Fench.

Competitive, moi?

Callistemon, I hope your DD is not like my family. They all became so competive learning Italian with Duolinguo, that I gave up!

DH cannot do anything in the morning until he has had his fix. He has an unbroken daily challenge record, going back years!!!

NanaPlenty I firmly believe we are now on the home straight (and can see the light at the end of the tunnel). We just need to double down and grit our teeth for a bit longer.

We all have off days (I prefer to think of them as 'battery recharging' days), my brain has turned to cabbage - and I live in PJs (except for my daily walk). I've eaten an entire box of chocolates today.

I refuse to worry about these things, though. They are inconsequential in my quest for survival!

See, I've started ?

Hola y adiós

merlotgran

I'm sure my brain is going to mush. All there is to think about is supermarket deliveries, whether or not to put a wash on and checking the diary for DH's medical appointments.

I even watched a couple of episodes of Jeremy Vine on channel 5 just before Christmas because watching ignorant, bigoted people arguing the toss was strangely therapeutic.

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DD2 has decided that my brain will turn to mush in lockdown so we must learn a new language together on Duolingo.

Well at least we can all get on here and talk about it all, that’s got to be a positive. Wishing each and everyone of you a better 2021. I will be fine again tomorrow - will give myself a good talking to. Lighter nights and springtime are on the horizon ?

I'm sure my brain is going to mush. All there is to think about is supermarket deliveries, whether or not to put a wash on and checking the diary for DH's medical appointments.

I even watched a couple of episodes of Jeremy Vine on channel 5 just before Christmas because watching ignorant, bigoted people arguing the toss was strangely therapeutic.

Noisy neighbours can really get you down, have you looked at Noise Cancelling Headphones my Dad wore them so he could read without being disturbed by the sound of a loud TV, said they worked a treat.

I think part of the trouble is that at the beginning of the pandemic a lot of us really hoped that with lockdown and social distancing etc the virus would be kept under control. In the summer it really seemed that this would happen. But as restrictions got lifted infections rose and probably a lot of people stopped being so careful. We were promised so many things. A World Beating Track and Trace System, lots of parts of the country would be offered mass testing and now mass vaccination. We were let down on the first two and the vaccine is not going at the pace we were promised. No wonder people feel there is nothing to look forward to seeing you when hopes have been dashed in the past.Decisions are made that make no sense and then changed at the last minute. It feels like being on a bus without a driver. We need a Government we can trust and have confidence in, only then will people feel they have a future to look forward to.

I am so pleased that this thread has been started, i have been thinking that I have the beginning of dementia.
My brain is like mush sometimes. The less I have to do, the less I want to do. And I have found myself wondering why I am in this room. what did I have for breakfast? What is today's date?

Boy oh boy I shouldn't be allowed out on my own.

I m another who really has had enough I m not housebound so should be looked on as privileged but I can’t find anything at all to urge me on I m doing all the right things and doing my best to keep others’ spirits up but all my day seems to consist of is going to bed and getting up and precious little in between
I think we d all manage better if we had an end date (which I know isn’t possible) but something to work towards makes a huge difference

I too have the post Christmas or early January blues today. I’ve had the odd day feeling like this during the last 10 months so I’m hoping this will pass quickly too.

I think we e kept going because Christmas was on the horizon. It was something to look forward to , one way or another. Now it’s over and we need something to latch on to, for the future.
Poor Moggy is there nothing you can do about it? How awful for you. ?

Spangler really? Printing envelopes?

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

I think some of us might have to dig deep to locate our confidence when all this is over.

Hardly seeing anybody, not going anywhere and missing what were once normal activities is making me feel that it's going to take a lot of effort to get back on track.`

And we'll all be a year older!

NanaPlenty, I came on with the intention of starting a new thread, but the title of your thread just appealed. Your same old, same old has certainly resonated and I do feel for you. It comes to something when the highlight of the week is to buy provisions from the supermarket.

My particular insanity is a deep seated ignorance of technology, exacerbated by those whose explanation of something that I don't understand, being: "Oh it's easy!" I have to admit, whenever I hear oh it's easy, a profanity forms in my head, but I do keep it to myself.

My current frustration is printing envelopes, never been able to do it. Three different advice or help quotes all start:
Open OOo Writer. I have searched and searched for the OOo Writer and finally gave up, ended up writing the envelope by hand. I always give up, I have given up trying to fathom my smart phone, it's too smart for me, I can't record a TV program, set the satnav, recall anything of the dashcam or buy on line. But I'm still here, so it can't be that bad, just as long as cash isn't consigned to history. Damned if I will ever point my phone at a gizmo to pay a bill.